“Your Desire”, the new video from Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE, can be seen below. The clip was filmed and produced by Rainer Holmgren.

“Your Desire” comes off CLOUDSCAPE‘s long-awaited fourth album, “New Era”, which will be released in the U.S. on September 11 via Nightmare Records

CLOUDSCAPE is a melodic power metal band with progressive touches from southern Sweden. Fans of both progressive metal, such as EVERGREY, SYMPHONY X, DREAM THEATER, and PAGAN’S MIND, and old-school rock, like AEROSMITH, SCORPIONS, and JOURNEY, are sure to find something enjoyable about CLOUDSCAPE.

Singer Anette Olzon‘s pre-NIGHTWISH band, the Swedish AOR act ALYSON AVENUE, will release its third album, “Changes”, on June 19 through the label Avenue of Allies. The CD was co-produced by Chris Laney (real name: Ulf Larsson), who has previously worked with H.E.A.T., CRAZY LIXX and BRIAN ROBERTSON, among others. Guest musicians on the album include Olzon, Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, PLANET ALLIANCE), Michael Bormann, Rob Marcello (DANGER DANGER, MARCELLO – VESTRY) and Tommy Stråhle.

Mats Edstöm (SHIVA) wrote one song on the album and Fredrik Berg (STREET TALK, BLOODBOUND) co-wrote another track with ALYSON AVENUE keyboardist/songwriter Niclas Olsson.

Vocalist Arabella Vitanc joined ALYSON AVENUE in June 2009.

Video footage of ALYSON AVENUE performing the song All This Time” on May 29, 2005 at KB in Malmö, Sweden can be viewed below. The clip in question features Olzon (then known by her married name Anette Blyckert; she has since divorced) alongside Niclas Olsson (keyboards and songwriting), Thomas Löyskä (bass), Tony Rohtla (guitar) and Fredrik Eriksson (drums).

Olzon made her recording debut with NIGHTWISH on the band’s sixth album, “Dark Passion Play”, which came out in September 2007.

Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE will enter RoastingHouse Studios in Malmö, Sweden on April 11 with producer/engineer Micko Twedberg to begin recording their fourth album, “New Era”, for a late 2011 release. One of the songs on the CD will feature a guest appearance by “longtime friend” Peter Wildoer (see the picture; DARKANE, JAMES LABRIE) on vocals. According to CLOUDSCAPE, “Peter’s voice sounds really cool and fits this particular song along with Mike’s [Andersson, CLOUDSCAPE singer] clean vocals.”

Mike and Peter previously played together back in the late ’80s in a local band called ZANINES. However, this will mark the first time they have officially collaborated on an album.

Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE will enter RoastingHouse Studios in Malmö, Sweden on April 11 with producer/engineer Micko Twedberg to begin recording their fourth album, “New Era”, for a late 2011 release. A video teaser for “New Era” can be viewed below. Source: Blabbermouth.net

A video teaser for“New Era”, the forthcoming fourth album from Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE, can be viewed below. The CD will be recorded during the coming months for a late 2011 release. Source: Blabbermouth.net

“CLOUDSCAPE is very excited about 2011 considering they’ll release their fourth album, to be entitled ‘New Era’. All songs are now written and the band is making plans with their management. CLOUDSCAPE will most likely enter the studio during the first months of 2011.

“CLOUDSCAPE have, as you may know, gone through a few member changes and it’s been two and a half years since the release of ‘Global Drama’ so the band is happy to say that all wounds are healed and the band is back in the saddle more inspired than ever.”

“Darkest Legacy”, the latest video from CLOUDSCAPE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed, directed and edited by Rainer Holmgren (PAIN OF SALVATION, ARSIS). “Darkest Legacy” comes off the group’s third album, “Global Drama”, which was released in 2008 in Europe through Goldencore/Roastinghouse Records and in North America through Nightmare Records.